As expected, the marriage bill passed, so New Zealand became the 13th country in the world, and first in the southern hemisphere, to formally recognise gay marriage. After the votes were read, there was a standing ovation and parliament broke out in song. Cool moment, bro.

It's a fantastic look into the lives of 5 christian families who have gay children, as well as looking at the fallacies of modern religion that lead to people believing that the bible speaks out against Homosexuality, when in fact, it is inconclusive at best, and even not true, when looking at the scriptures.

It tackles Proof Texting and Biblical Literalism, two things that the fundamentalist christian movement primarily, but even others who cite the scriptures in reference to it's stance on homosexuality, use to prove their point.

I would love to think that my parents would learn something from this documentary, but I doubt that it would happen. They are too far entrenched I fear.

Klaudandus wrote:So, we should live in the stone age in order to protect their fragile minds? *facedesk*

I've always wondered when they tell me that traditional marriage is something awesome... if its so awesome, how come 2 out 3 end in divorce?

It comes from the same thing that article points out: "traditional" marriages were not meant to account for an intimate personal relationship, but were about the roles of husband and mother. Society has shifted so that the relationship has gained increasing importance, and it's become acceptable to end the marriage when that relationship's no longer there (it's perfectly natural for people to change and grow apart).

Divorce becoming commonplace was just one step on the redefinition of marriage away from the outdated and misogynistic enforcement of gender roles it was originally built on.